Our OH&S Management Systems Auditor/Lead Auditor Training Course teaches the fundamental auditing principles and practices, in conformance with national and international accepted norms and regulations relating to OH&S requirements. 

By attending this course, delegates will also gain the necessary auditing skills through activity-based learning, and practical auditing experience with coaching, group workshops and open forum discussions. Experienced BSI tutors will guide delegates through the entire audit process; from initiation to conducting audit follow-up. 

Successful completion of this training course, by passing the relevant examination and skills assessment, will demonstrate knowledge and basic skills to undertake and lead a management systems audit.

On completion, successful delegates will have the knowledge and skills to: 

Knowledge

• Explain the purpose of an occupational health and safety management system, of occupational health and safety management system standards, of management system audit, of third-party certification, and the business benefits of improved performance of the occupational health and safety management system
• Explain the role of an auditor to plan, conduct, report and follow up an occupational health and safety management system audit in accordance with ISO 19011 and ISO/IEC 17021, as appropriate

Skills

• Plan, conduct, report and follow-up an audit of an occupational health and safety management system to establish conformity (or otherwise) with ISO 45001, and in accordance with ISO 19011 and ISO/IEC 17021 where appropriate

This course will help you:

• Identify the aims and benefits of an ISO 45001 audit
• Interpret ISO 45001 requirements for audit application
• Plan, conduct and follow-up auditing activities that add real value
• Grasp the application of risk-based thinking, leadership and process management
• Access the latest auditor techniques and identify appropriate use
• Build stakeholder confidence by leading audit activities in line with the latest requirements

• Anyone with the need to audit an organization’s OH&S management system

• Course aims, objectives and structure
• First, second and third party audits
• Typical audit activities
• Audit objectives, scopes and criteria
• Audit resources
• Roles, responsibilities and confidentiality
• Audit methods
• Stage 1 audit
• Stage 2 audit
• Audit plan
• Work documents
• Opening meeting
• Audit evidence
• Effective communication
• Audit findings
• Audit meetings
• Closing meeting
• Audit reports
• Audit follow-up

• Purpose and benefits of an OH&S Management System
• Terminology
• ISO 45001 model and plan-do-check-act
• OH&S processes
• Identifying legal and other requirements
• The role of the OH&S auditor
• OH&S documentation
• Initiating the audit
• Document review
• Audit plan
• Work documents
• Opening meeting
• Observations
• Interviewing ‘top management’

• Calibration against any documented information (e.g. context, planning, MR) i.e. confirm line-of-sight for the OH&S MS
• Video – Workers’ representative interview
• Auditing processes: Design, technical sales and procurement (+WRULD, stress)
• Auditing processes: Printed Circuit Board (PCB) population and wave solder (+electrical safety)
• Audit trails
• Auditing processes: Frame construction and assembly (+WRULD and stress)

• Specimen Exam: Section 3 review
• Auditing Processes: Cabinet testing (Test Lab) and loading onto lorries (+electrical safety, stress and WRULD)
• Nonconformities
• Closing meeting
• Audit report
• Audit follow-up

• Final questions/final revision
• Evaluation
• Introduction/readiness to the exam
• Exam
• End of course